Wire-fence fastener for cement posts.



H.- DIEBEL.

WIRE FENCE FASTENER FOR CEMENT POSTS. APPLICATION FILED MAY15. 1918.

1 ,2? 5, 1 3'7 Patented Aug. 6, 1918.

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affozncq much possible damage to 11 will grip and hold fthef fencing against longitudinal movement, -t h er have invented a new and useful exact description HENRY DIEBEL, or. DETROIT, mcnman, assmnoR/or ONE-HALF .TO w.'n, wILcox, or

1 DETRoIT, MICHIGAN.

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v Specification of Letters l'tatent. i

, Pat tea Aug. s, 1918.

' Application med May 15,1913." s am. 234,655.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, HENRY DIEBEL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, in the county of Wayne, State of Michigan, Wire-Fence Fastener for Cement Posts; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and I of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same,

The present invention relates toa wire fence fastening device for fence postslformed of plastic material such-as concrete, and has for its object to-provide a device of this character which embodies novel. featuresofi I l tends longitudinally of the fence post, the

construction whereby. the wire fastening will be tightly gripped and held securel inpo-1 sition, although it-canbe readily when desired:

Furtheuobjects of the invention are to provide a 'dev-icegof this character which is comparatively simple and inexpensive in its construction, hich will both reinforce the fence post and which may strike the fence,

hereby avoidin estock, and whic eby relieving the anchor posts of alljunneeessary strain.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in certainnovel combinations and arrangements ofv theparts-as will more fully appear as thedescri'ption proceeds, the novel featuresthereof being pointed out in the ap ended claims.' v

For a full understandingof the invention, reference is to be h d to the following description and accompanying drawings, in.

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Figure 1 is a front elevation of a fence post provided with afwire fence fastening strip constructed in accordance with the invention.

- 'Fig. 2 is a side elevation of same with the post shown in section.

' Fig. 3 is an'enlargeddetailgview of a portion of the outer edgeof the-wire. fence on through asportion of the'outenedge of the strip, showing on of the wings-in the pbsi which may "be of any conventional tion, the lower end thereof bein yin-the ground 2. A sheet meta strip 3 ex.-

etached of the strip is serve to ground any lightning pointed tongues '4.

-5 toreceive fencing or "indicated at 6, the openings being slightly smaller than the wires and edges so opemngs 5 is intersected by a' strip, showing a fenc e. warm and upper edges,

1 opening throu tion normallyassumed when not in engagement-with'a fence wire.

- Fi -e is a similar View with the wing in the position assumed when in engagementto in the following description and indicated in all the views of the drawings b'y'the same reference characters. Referring to the drawings, which illustrate one embodiment of the invention, the numeral 1'. designates a concrete-fence post construcembedded rear ,edge thereof being embedded in the fence ost,jwhile the outer edge thereof projects rom the front of the post at substantially right anglesthereto. The rear edge shown as provided with a series of slits which extend downwardly at a sharp acute angle to the edge and form ground any'lightning which may strike the fence. The possible. injury or killing of l ve stock by 1i htning is thus avoided The pro ecting outer edge portion ofthe strip 3 is provided wlth a series of openings fence wires such as is having s arp into and se- Each of the slit 7 which extends substantially longitudinally of the strip, saidslits being .shown as curved and as forming the inner edges of wings 8.

that they will bite curely grip the fence wires.

i There is one of the wings 8'for each of the the wings have curved outer the curved edges thereof forming continuations of the sides of the curved slits ,7, the 'upper ends of the slits openings 5 and V-shapedmout s9 between adjacent wings 8 to admit of the fence WIIGS" being readily forced into position. 7

These tongues are bent or twisted into irregular shapes so that when embedded in the plastic body of the concrete post they serve to anchor the strip securely strip extends downwardly h the edge of the strip into space to receive the fence wire,

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The upper ends of the wings 8 are normally deflected laterally to one side of the strip 3, as indicated by Fig. 1, although the deflection of the wings is considerably greater when fence wires are in engagement with the openings 5.. lhe wires 6 have a diameter greater than that of the openings 5, and when a fence wire is forced into position the wing 8 is flexed laterally a considerable amount beyond normal inorder that the two halves of the relatively small opening 5 may spread apart to provide a suficiently large this being indicated by Fig. 6 and by the lower portions of Figs. 3 and t This is made possible by the fact that the slits 7 extend downwardly beyond the openings 5 so that the portions of the metal strip3 containing the two halves of the openings can be sprung apart. lhe

resiliency of the wings 8 will cause the sharp edges of the openings 5 to bite into and grip the fence wires, thereb holding the fence wires against longitudmal movement, and

relieving the anchor posts of all unnecessary strain.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A wire fence fastener for concrete posts, including a sheet metal strip adapted to have the inner edge thereof embedded in the body of the post with the outer edge (ill (lit

thereof projecting from the post, said outer edge being provided with a series of wire re ceiving openings and being formed with substantially longitudinally extending slits intersecting the openings and extending beyond the same in both directions, one end of each of the slits opening outwardly through the edge of the strip and the said slits forming wings which are flexible toadmit of fence wires being positioned within the openings. i

2. A wire fence fastener for concrete posts, including a sheet metal strip adapted to have the inner edge thereof embedded in the body-of the post with the outer edge thereof projecting from the post, said outer edge being provided. with a series of wire receiving openings and being formed with v longitudinally extending slits intersecting the openings, a wing being provided at the edge of the strip for each of the openings and said wings having curved outer and upper edges,the curved upper edge of each wing forming a continuation of the slit and the curved edges of adjacent wings providing flared mouths leading to the respective slits, the win being flexible to ermit of fence wires i eing positioned wlthin the openings t 3. A wire fence fastener for concrete net/area less than that of the fence wires to be engaged, and being also formed with longitudinally disposed slits which intersect the openings and extend in opposite directions beyond the same, one end of each of the slits being deflected outwardly and opening through the edge of thestrip, the portions of the strip. between the outer edge thereof v and the slits forming wings which are adapted to be flexed laterally to position fence wires within the openings.

4. A' wire fence fastener for concrete posts, including a sheet metal strip adapted to have the inner edge thereof embedded in the body of the post with the outer edge thereof projecting from the post, said outer edge being provided with a series of wire receiving openings which have a diameter less than that of the fence wires to be en-. gaged, and being, also' formed with longitudinally disposed slits which intersect the openings and extend beyond the same in opposite directions, the edge of thestrip being scalloped to provide wings having curved outer and upper edges, the upper edges of the wingsbeing continuations of the respective slits and the curved outer edges of adjacent wings forming flared mouths leading to the slits, the wings being flexible to admit of the fence positioned within the openings.

5. A wire fence fastener for concrete posts, including a sheet metal strip having the inner edge thereof slit to provide anchoring tongues adapted to be embedded in the post, while the outer ed e thereof projects from the post and is? series of wire receiving openings and long;-

'tudi-nally disposed slits intersecting t o enmgs and extending in opposite directlons beyond the same, the edge of the strip being scalloped to provide a series of wings having curved outer and upper edges, the curved upper edges forming continuations of the respective slits, while the curved outer edges of adjacent wings provide flared mouths leading to the slits, the wings being flexible to admit of the fence. wires being inserted in position.

ltn testimony whereof l have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY DIEBEL. Witnesses:

Fnenn Morin, Ennrca Dianna.

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